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The Rising of the Moon is a irlandais film of genre Drama directed by John Ford released in USA on 10 august 1957 with Cyril Cusack

The Rising of the Moon (1957)

The Rising of the Moon
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Released in USA 10 august 1957
Length 1h21
Directed by
OriginIrlande
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating65% 3.297943.297943.297943.297943.29794

The Rising of the Moon is a 1957 Irish anthology film directed by John Ford. It consists of three episodes all set in Ireland:


"The Majesty of the Law", based on the short story of that title by Frank O'Connor in Bones of Contention
"A Minute's Wait", based on a 1914 one-act comedy by Martin J. McHugh
"1921", based on the play The Rising of the Moon by Lady Gregory.

Synopsis

Police Inspector Dillon (Cyril Cusack) reluctantly sets out to see an old friend, Dan O'Flaherty (Noel Purcell). Along the way, he encounters Mickey J. (Jack MacGowran), a poitín maker who, fortunately for him, is not Dillon's target today. The inspector has the unfortunate duty of serving a warrant on O'Flaherty for striking Phelim O'Feeney (John Cowley) on the head. O'Flaherty refuses to pay the fine, as he feels he has done nothing wrong, nor will he allow O'Feeney to pay it for him. Instead, he heads off to prison.

Actors

Cyril Cusack

(Inspector Michael Dillon (segment 'The Majesty of the Law'))Noel Purcell

(Dan O'Flaherty (segment 'The Majesty of the Law'))Denis O'Dea

(Police Sergeant Tom O'Hara (segment '1921'))Tyrone Power

(Self - Host)John Cowley

(Phelim O'Feeney)
And :
Jack MacGowran
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Paul Farrell
Harold Goldblatt
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